PTD in Seoul (2022) and some Asks
So, Permission To Dance on Stage in Seoul happened and wow were those three days eventful in general but also when it comes to vmin and namjin. I’m not sure which of those latter two surprised us more, though I’ll be the first to admit that I approached the concerts thinking we wouldn’t get any vmin and namjin only during Airplane Part 2 or the final bows. I was very wrong, surprisingly so.
But first, let’s talk about the concerts a bit more generally first in a more OT7 sense. None of this will be in any particular order.
I was curious to see how the Seoul shows would differ from those in LA, or the first Seoul online one, and was surprised to see that the stage design was a little different—can we please talk about the gorgeous stage design for FAKE LOVE with the hands and blooming Smeraldo flower?
Whoever came up with the idea needs a raise or bonus. Though it brings to mind the lyrics of FAKE LOVE, I grew a flower that can’t be bloomed in a dream that can’t come true, and then adding to that the two whales during the encore, so Whalian 52 not being alone anymore, it does make you wonder what that means, doesn’t it?
The completely white ON outfits were changed and were now instead mixed with red and leaning more toward racer outfits, no more plunging neckline for JK either but instead some red fine mesh for Jimin that showed more than it covered. Admin 2 also insisted on mentioning just how devastatingly gorgeous Tae looked like in his Black Swan costume, which honestly, I wholeheartedly agree with.
Though, let’s be honest, the most memorable outfit moment was certainly JKs button giving up during FAKE LOVE on D3 with JK trying to fix it but after two tries simply giving up, laughing at it and continuing his performance basically with his whole chest exposed and a single button holding on for dear life.
For Life Goes On the big moving sofa prop was replaced by a big camera graphic instead and a sequence of the members coming on stage in accordance to who sings when, the whole thing giving us adorable pictures and moments when it comes to JK with Jin as well as Jimin with Tae, and also wonderful OT7 pictures with ARMY in the background.
We also had Namjoon rapping not only off beat but also changing up the lyrics, something that would be incredibly challenging without music but that’s infinitely harder when you know the right beat, hear it through your in-ear along with a quieter version of yourself doing the rap right and yet ignoring all of it and thinking on the spot. Truly he proves, time and time again, just why people were already afraid of going against him in the underground scene when he was just 13/14 years old. We also saw more of Yoongi’s duality between delivering sharp rap verses (though he cutely seemed to forget part of his lines in one song on D1 I believe) and being the cutest fluff ball just goofing around with the other members, as well as Hobi looking stunning and showing off exactly why he’s the dance leader along with flawless verses and vocals during Spring Day on D3.
We truly have the best rap line in the industry, no one can change my mind about that, ever.
Talking more generally, I loved the barely contained chaos we saw on all three days in the later halves of the concerts, the joy you could see on their faces as they dances and jumped around, had fun with each other and the audience even if there was no screaming or dancing. And even while it was pouring rain. Seeing Jimin and Yoongi slip on the wet stage and fall though was worrying though it seems like both are fine, which is a relief.
But, going back to the lack of cheers, it was easy to see that it did bother them and that they were struggling with the lack of the energy that usually gives them, after all they even said as much in their ments and posts after the concerts. The clappers were an interesting alternative so that K-ARMYs could at least make some kind of sound, even if the sound itself was…quite something and I’ve read a few posts by people who attended saying how at times the clappers drowned out the sound of the concert itself so it wasn’t necessarily the most ideal solution.
When it comes to the members, it was easy to see that, especially those that had COVID, struggled a bit at times with tiredness or to catch their breath, like during the first day when Tae had to just sit down or kneel a few times to catch his breath, or Jin while singing FAKE LOVE (?), though really, it makes sense. Subsequently from all the members, we both think that JK was the strongest and the one that seemed to “carry” the concerts the most, as in his stamina, energy and vocals seemed the strongest—though can we talk about that cute moment where Tae claimed he wrote Stay so JK told him to try and sing it and he did it absolutely wonderfully? Loved that—and you could really see how much he was trying to basically be everywhere at once, interact with all the members and also ARMY. He did a fantastic job and I’m truly in awe of how, between D1 and D2, he went both to boxing practice and also dance practice which stood in quiet the stark contrast to, for example, Jimin who said he’d simply slept for 12 hours. But, by D3, you could see they were exhausted toward the end, after all we even had Namjoon yawning during the ending ments, and being teased and called out for it by the members which was just so funny!
Still, overall, they did a great job with all three shows and we had a fantastic time watching them, even if we could only see D2 through posts on social media since we unfortunately didn’t get tickets to watch the concert at the cinema.
With all that being said, below the cut we’ll talk about vmin, namjin, and answer a few asks we’ve gotten.
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